Combined garment and removable panty



M y 2, 1950 H. M. ZYWIECKA I 2,506,324 I COMBINED G ARMENT AND REMOVABLEPANTY Filed Nov. l0, 1947 IVVENTOR. HELEN M. ZYWIECKA Patented May 21956 OFFICE COlWBIN ED GARMENT AND REMOVABLE PANTY Helen M. Zywiecka,New York, N. Y.

Application November 10, 1947, Serial No. 784,981

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in womens apparel,and, more particularly, provides a novel and useful combination garmentone portion of which is a removable panty.

For slimming the lines of the figure when the new garment in itsentirety is worn, the panty is carried by the main portion of thegarment by detachable securement Within and to the latter solely at theback and front thereof.

To meet this situation, and at the same time to provide a panty adaptedto serve perfectly as a comfortably fitting yet adequately protectiveelement, the same, in its preferred form, is a rectangular piece ofmaterial of somewhat greater length than width. Thereby, incidentally,there is a maximum saving of material, and a commensurate reduction inlabor cost.

The main garment portion which detachably carries the panty of theinvention may be of any kind or style, for instance, a slip, or a dressfor street or evening wear.

The new panty, being detachably connected merely at its opposite ends,may be readily completely removed, for laundering, or quickly andconveniently disconnected at either end, for other purposes.

A feature of the invention, particularly important is a main garmentportion, such as a street or evening dress, which is worn as the outergarment and without a slip, has the provision, on the inside of the maingarment portion, at the front and back thereof, of extra elements fordirect connection thereto of the ends of the panty.

Another feature of the invention is that, in an evening dress, shadowproof panels are stitched in the front and rear of the garment from thetop of the panty along the length of the skirt portion to eliminate theuse of a slip.

A further feature of the invention is that said extra elements are soconstituted that they may be stitched in place on the main garmentportion but in such manner that such stitching is not additional toother stitching employed in making the main garment portion, so that thepresence of such extra elements is not betrayed by a special seam orseams visible from the exterior of the main garment portion.

Still a further feature of the invention is that said extra elements areswingably suspended flaps stitched solely at their upper portions to themain garment portion.

While only one such flap may be used, at the back or front of the maingarment portion, prefb5 erably two such flaps are provided, one at theback and the other at the front of the main garment portion.

nesses of the panty and of the flap, and this with;

out interfering with perfect drape of the 'main garment portion.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claim in which the variousnovel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a frontal perspective view showing a i Woman wearing acombination garment according to the invention, comprising a slip and apanty of a now approved form within the inven tion; the slip being shownas partially broken away in the vicinity of the front end of the panty.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, looking toward the back of the wearer. I

Fig. 3 is a perspective view, showing the invention applied to a streetdress; this view being similar to Fig. 1, except that such dress is notshown broken away.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing the invention applied toan evening dress.

Fig. 5 is a section taken, on a somewhat enlarged scale, on the line 5-5of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 shows the panty, removed and laid flat, and looking down on theside thereof which is its underside in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a enlarged fragmentary perspective view, looking in thedirection of the arrow 1 of Fig. 5, showing the rear end of the panty incourse of being connected to or disconnected from the rear flap.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, in Figs. 1 and 2 the slipillustrated is as a whole marked I5, in Fig. 3 the street dressillustrated is marked l6, and in Fig. 4 the evening gown illustrated ismarked l1.

Considering more particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 5-7, the panty l8, ofband form and shown as of rectangular outline, may be, as indicated inFigs.

6 and 7, suitably finished along its sides by stitchings IQ for layingedge folds 20, and along its ends by stitchings 2| for laying edge folds22 wider than the folds 20. All around the same the panty may be furtherfinished by providing, for instance, a lace edging 23, held in place bythe stitchings I9 and 2 l The attaching means for both ends of the pantyl8; are shown in the present; case as buttons and buttonholes, thelatter marked 24, and r as illustrated most clearly in Fig. 6 carried bythe panty. The cooperant buttons 25 are on the flaps.

The front and back flaps are shownas sub.-.-,

stantially identical, and so it will suffice to describe the rear flap,26, this shown best in Eliawhen taken together with Big, 5. The 25 isillustrated as a single piece of material swing ably suspended at itsbottom portion from the inside of the slip l5. Above such swingable bot-QQ B HQ QQQ =dl l k i f i i 1 M! e iie egiriiwexiii l enre top edgesliiqh i to'a poiht'centr'al to the width of sai e The if .r,

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5 When the main garment portion is worn, the panty becomes naturallyarranged as indicated in Fig. 5. While the main garment is being worn,the panty is comfortable and gives adequate coverage, and th is entirelywithout bulging efiect a th h ps- B th s oi"th an s'lare a y connectedto and disconnected from the main garment portion, and so disconnectedfor laundering; and either end of the panty may be disconnected forother purposes. When the panty is removed for laundering, the buttons 25form no pantgthereof,.,to be broken or torn ofi during wash- 35:.

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